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QT: Focus on What You Can Control, Don’t Sweat the Rest (Best Of-ish)

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This post/episode was originally published in September of 2016. The post/show notes are simply copy/pasted from the original post, but the podcast audio is a new take on the same subject.

Are you a control freak?

If we are honest, there are several components of our training/racing that we have absolutely no control over, no matter how much we may try.

And for a lot of runners, control freaks or not, that can be an issue.

If you find yourself on edge leading up to a race, do yourself a favor and take a deep breath.

No matter how much you want to be in control of every facet of your race, that’s impossible. And stressing over your lack of control is only going to make the situation worse. Read more

Jennifer Jamison Won’t Let a Natural Disaster Derail Her Goals

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My guest today is a woman that I’ve been working with as her coach for a few years.

Jennifer Jamison and I at the Bear Bait Ultras

We were able to finally meet in person at the Bear Bait Ultras, where she was the second female finisher in the 50k distance.

I will go a few easy miles with Jennifer Jamison as we talk about her latest ultra along with a host of other topics.

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Tere Zacher

Tere Zacher Refuses to Allow Others to Define What is Possible

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Today on the show I’m joining Tere Zacher for a few easy miles.

Tere Zacher

Tere Zacher

Tere is an incredible reminder that it’s never too late to pursue your goals and dreams, even if others view them as completely unattainable.

Mental Training

Tere believes in the power of the mind.

Her belief in herself has certainly helped her reach heights that may have seemed impossible to others, but never to her. Read more

Ryan Light

Ryan Light Lives With OCD and Anxiety & Found Running to Be the Best Treatment Option

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Today on the show I’m joining Ryan Light for a few easy miles.

Ryan Light

Ryan Light

Ryan has almost run more races than he can count, ranging in distances from 5ks to full marathons.

But for Ryan, racing is secondary to the benefits that running has had on helping him mentally. Ryan has dealt with OCD and anxiety for most of his life, and in some of his darkest times a friend and runner (that also had issues with anxiety) suggested he try running as a way to help with the symptoms he was dealing with.

In today’s episode, Ryan talks candidly about his struggles with OCD and anxiety, how running has helped change his focus to something that is positive, and how that change of focus his literally changed his life.

He also offers some words of advice for those that may be suffering with OCD and anxiety in silence that I think all of us can use when we are dealing with the inevitable rough patches in our lives.

Here are a few of the highlights from our chat. Read more

Feeling Unprepared Before a Race?

Quick Tip: Feeling Unprepared Before a Race

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If you’ve run enough races, and run them with a specific time goal in mind, you may have felt unprepared before a race began.

Lord knows I’ve don’t that more than a few times.

How does this happen? But more importantly, when you are feeling unprepared before a race how do you react when the race starts?

Turning Lemons Into Lemonade

Feeling Unprepared Before a Race?

Feeling Unprepared Before a Race?

I’ve headed to the starting line feeling completely unprepared too many times, yet I’ve been able to run some great times (for me) at those same events.

So what gives?

How can you convince yourself to still run, and potentially run very well, when you’re feeling unprepared before the start of a race.

Here are a few things that I have reminded myself of pre-race: Read more